The project, Building Skills for Unemployed and Underemployed Labour (B-SkillFUL) Phase II, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), will support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh to create quality employment opportunities for poor and disadvantaged individuals. In order to ensure successful project implementation according to client specifications and achieve the expected impact, we are looking for a
Team Leader for B-SkillFUL Phase II
Employment start: mid 2020
Contract duration: Initial contract of one year; based on performance, the contract will be extended up to four years
Place of work: Dhaka, Bangladesh with regular visits to project field locations
TasksEnsure gender and social inclusion aspects are mainstreamed and achieved in the project;
Lead the knowledge curation process, particularly with regard to developing country-specific SME and skills- development concepts, toolkits and case studies;
Mentor and coach project staff to build their capacities on various technical and management issues pertinent to the project;
Ensure financial reports to the donor and the Government of Bangladesh are accurate and submitted timely;
Lead on donor management and communications and represent the project during relevant events.
Minimum 10 years of progressive professional work experience, and at least 5 years of experience at the strategic role for managing skills-development initiatives;
Strong understanding of private sector development and business decision making processes;
Understanding of market systems approach and leveraging private sector investment for workforce development and business modernisation;
Excellent analytical, negotiating, problem solving and decision making skills;
Ability to manage working relationship with diverse public and private stakeholder is mandatory;
Understanding of working principles and methods of SDC will be valuable;
Experience of mentoring and coaching team of young professionals; and
Excellent verbal, presentation and listening skills with advanced communication skill in English (verbal and written) and excellent computer literacy.
Please access the detailed job description in this link: Detail Job Description
We offer attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.
We look forward to receiving your application with the following documents: letter of motivation and curriculum vitae. Please email your application to bskillful.tl@swisscontact.org
Application deadline: 27 June 2020
Further information about the organization is available on our website www.swisscontact.org Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the final selection process.
Swisscontact is the business-oriented independent foundation for international development cooperation. Represented in 36 countries with over 1100 employees, it promotes - since 1959 - economic, social and environmental development.
